diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
index 57c611982..fb0d95919 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,13 @@ async function createServerInternal(): Promise<WxtDevServer> {
 
       // Listen for file changes and reload different parts of the extension accordingly
       const reloadOnChange = createFileReloader(server);
-      server.watcher.on('all', reloadOnChange);
-      keyboardShortcuts.start();
+      server.watcher.on('all', async (...args) => {
+        await reloadOnChange(args[0], args[1]);
+
+        // Restart keyboard shortcuts after file is changed - for some reason they stop working.
+        keyboardShortcuts.start();
+      });
+
       keyboardShortcuts.printHelp({
         canReopenBrowser:
           !wxt.config.runnerConfig.config.disabled && !!runner.canOpen?.(),
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/keyboard-shortcuts.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
index 1330aaa71..0dfba0140 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ export function createKeyboardShortcuts(
 
   return {
     start() {
-      if (rl) return;
-
-      rl = readline.createInterface({
+      rl ??= readline.createInterface({
         input: process.stdin,
         terminal: false, // Don't intercept ctrl+C, ctrl+Z, etc
       });
@@ -37,8 +35,7 @@ export function createKeyboardShortcuts(
     },
 
     stop() {
-      rl?.close();
-      rl = undefined;
+      rl?.removeListener('line', handleInput);
     },
 
     printHelp(flags) {